The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-09-01
Democratic Convention.

The Democracy of Jackson County
met at Jones Hall on last Saturday. 1t
was a sort of mass meeting, there being
over eighty delegates" present. Irvine
DUNCAN was chosen as permanent Chair
man, and John G. Vandervoort, of Wells
ton, Secretary. The remarkable feature
about this, considered as Democratic
Convention, was that it balloted on can
didates. Usually, in this County, the
nominations are by acclamation-and
the election of the Republican unani-
nous.
The announcement of candidates for
Representative was first on the list, Mr..
Thomas Hays was announced, also Mr..
John G. Stevenson. Here a little joke
came in. Mr. Stevison wanted to run for
Probate Judge, and the arrangement was
that Hayes was to be nominated for Rep
resentative. Stevenson's friends rallied,
however, and nominated him for Repre-
sentative. For Probate Judge, William
Mex. Davis was nominated; for Clerk,
Eugene DoodY, of Wellston; for Treasur
er, Arthur Leach, of Coalton; for Com
missioner, William RUSSELL, of Scioto;
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for Coroner, DR.. j. L. Calm.
DUNCAN was called on for speech, and
urged the crowd to listen to talk from
Stevenson. That gentleman talked but q
few moments, when Mr.. DUNCAN was
again called upon. He responded in
little speech which was evidently intend
ed to amuse the Republicans present. He
certainly could not possibly have con-
ceived of even Democrat as being igno-
rant enough to belive him sincere in the
the remarks he made. One rather comic
feature about the Convention was the
nominating of candidates for some of the
offices. When man would decline
nomination, things would seem to be
thrown out of shape. The Chairman
would call Johnson, of the Herald to him,
whisper instructions to him, then the lat
ter would step back and address the
Chair with 'Mr. Chairman, if affords me
great pleasure to nominate" and so on.
The whole machinery was run by two or
three persons In his speech Mr.. Dun
gan told call about the flag question"
He said there were ga few old flags in
Washington that belong in Ohio, and
President Cleveland wanted to send them
to Gov. Foraker-that's all there is in the
flag question. Here the speaker noticed
the grin on the faces of the Republicans
present, and quickly added, that the same
proposition was made to the other States
including of course the Southern States.
The fact was, and Mr.. DUNCAN knew it,
that Grover Cleveland attempted to send
back those Rebel Flags at the instance
not of Gen. Drum-but of Southern Reb
els, and to remove as far as possible, the
evidence of their treason from the Ma
tional Capital. Mr.. DUNCAN spoke flu
emily and well, but his speech was pecul-
iarly Democratic.
The resolutions were so disgustingly
silly that we are ashamed to have them
go out as Jackson County production,
and do not give them. They of course
endorse President Cleveland, Rebel Flags |
and all. One of the silliest is the talk
about Cleveland signing more Pension
Bills than any other President. This is
Democratic The fact is, there are more
applications for Pensions, and more bills
to sign or reject, than ever before. He is
the first President to attempt to perpe-
trate ribald jokes at the expense of I'm
ion Soldiers and their widows, in vetoing |
Pension Bills.
This Democratic ticket is composed of |
good men, and will perhaps come within
eight hundred and fifty of election.